The royal family's Christmas Day trip was the first time Kate Middleton chatted with members of the public since her cancer diagnosis, and one spilled about what she said.

As she continues her return to public life, Kate Middleton joked “I seem to have lost my family!” after she fell behind Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day walkabout.

Kate publicly announced her diagnosis in March, months after a scheduled abdominal procedure uncovered the presence of cancerous cells. As she withdrew from her normal schedule of royal engagements, Kate’s parents–Carole and Michael Middleton–stepped in to help her with her kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

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Kate looked striking in an emerald coat from Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. She paired it with a matching hat and green-and-navy tartan scarf. She walked alongside Charlotte, who complemented her in emerald-and-navy plaid look.

After sharing news of her cancer diagnosis in March, Princess Kate retreated from the spotlight for the majority of 2024. In September, she announced that she'd completed chemotherapy and would be making a slow return to her official royal duties.

That is a habit everyone in the royal family “teases” her about, but it is a sign that the old Kate is back. “There’s a real art to walkabouts, everybody teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting,